About Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire (, US also ; French: [vɔltɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the...
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.